Speaking In First Draft

An Interview Podcast

Season 4 Debuts on March 4th!

First released in September 2023, members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories.

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Momoca Mairaj . 3 years ago

Liminal Spaces

It's blue It's gray

Chyonika Roy . 3 years ago

Excerpt of Short Story Bai

Bai follows the main character Moyna as she tries to figure out how to stop one of the worst days of her life from repeating.

Sierra J. Williams . 3 years ago

The Poems of Sierra J. Williams

With the help of my mentor, Caitlin Chase, I was able to create a website using Cargo.com that would be both a portfolio of my favorite self-written poems and an outlet for creative expression.

Shamu Ward . 3 years ago

How To Steal Your Sibling’s Sundae

As the oldest of six kids, writer Chloe Cullen told herself that helping her siblings meant taking it–even if she took it from them herself.

Sophia Li . 3 years ago

Sea and Space

Two friends venture through a flooded Earth, searching for signs of life.

Najma Darwish . 3 years ago

To Palestine

The poem highlights the loss of childhood dreams in Gaza due to the war, portraying the children's resilience, and the world's indifference. It calls for global action to protect these young lives and their future.

Asma Al-Masyabi . 3 years ago

Yemen Called Me عسل (Honey)

If you've got a sweet tooth, this one's for you! In this episode, Poetry 360 mentee Asma Al-Masyabi journeys through her honeyed memories of Eid, baking treats, and getting lost in nostalgia that seems to be from another lifetime.

Richelle Szypulski . 3 years ago

Speaking on the Art of the Craft

Listen to Spencer George, Kat Jagai, and Richelle Szypulski talk about the creation of Girls Write Now On the Art of the Craft and respond to a prompt from the book.